Material Handling
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Jorgensen Conveyors Launches Redesigned Website
The updated site is cleaner, more appealing, and easier to navigate when searching for application solutions.
Rideable Material Lift
The new RiderLift Type B from Wildeck allows an authorized person to ride with their cargo to a second level to avoid climbing stairs for immediate off-loading of material when the lift reaches its destination.
Pallet Transfer Cart Easily Moves and Maneuvers Loads Wherever Needed
For production environments, this heavy-duty transfer cart from Verti-Lift moves and maneuvers loads up to 4,000 lb into position quickly, easily and ergonomically.
Flexible Handling and Storage of Sheet Metal Inventory
The BASIC Tower Sheet Metal 4.0 system from Remmert allows shops to keep an economically sensible stock of sheet metal inventory while maintaining flexible handling of the material.
Forged Center Pull Hoist Ring for Safe Lifting
With a 5:1 strength factor and load capacity up to 30,000 lb, open-bail style forged alloy steel center pull hoist rings from Jergens are black-oxide coated, with full 360 deg swivel and 180 deg pivot action.
Flexible Automated Material Handling for Unmanned Production
For CNC machine tools, the Flexible Pallet Container pallet handling system from Fastems enables operators to set up new pallets while parts on other pallets are being completed, eliminating the need to stop machining to change setups.
Modular Tool Cart Knows Where to Hold’em, Where to Place’em
With an angled top level shelf that holds shadow-board for tool storage, this modular tool cart from Creform features an integrated laptop holder on a pivoting shelf that can be positioned for easy access.
Gripper System for Stainless Sheet Metal Handling Eliminates Manual Labor
This custom End-of-Arm-Tooling system from FIPA automates sheet metal processing by using flat vacuum cups and compact ejectors to apply suction to single pieces of sheet metal in a designated stack at the pick-up site.
Modular, Rugged Structural Steel Access System for Shops
The rugged framework of the core, bolt-together components in the LadderLink Modular Access System from Wildeck allows users to quickly select, connect, and create work platforms, crossovers, and stairs.
Intelligent Control System for Hydraulically-Operated Lifts
The SmartControl system for hydraulically-operated VRCs from Wildeck enhances operation, simplifies maintenance, and protects the lift from damage.
ABB Sells First U.S. Manufactured Robot
An IRB 2600 will be used by Hitachi Powdered Metals for handling in-process engine components.
Augmented Reality and Extra Layers of Touch and Feel
Pioneering cobots from Universal Robots, working in tandem with the operator, can now integrate interactive augmented reality into labor intensive tasks and improve jobs that are prone to human error.
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